Counterpart International president Lelei LeLaulu called on the Nobel Peace Prize committee to consider tourism’s role in conflict resolution.

The tourist industry’s growth, measured by the arrival of visitors by air, continues to decelerate, with a growth of only 1.4 percent in the first 4 months this year. The statistics show a 4.6 percent fall in the arrival of nonresident Dominican visitors and a growth of just 2.2 percent among nonresident foreigners.

Montenegro, one of the world’s newest independent countries, is an example the world should follow when it comes to tourism, it was claimed this week.

It used to be that all it took was a copy of your birth certificate to fly in and out of Mexico and Canada. But four months ago that changed, and everyone is now required to show a passport. That has led to a big backlog for people trying to get new passports, and that could cause a problem as people make vacation plans this summer.

Dominica’s road network is to receive much needed focus through the Road Improvement Program under the 9th European Development (EDF) National Indicative Program (NIP).

Hilton Hotels Corporation announced that Matthew Hart, the company’s president and chief operating officer, will assume the role of president and chief executive officer effective January 1, 2008. Hart, 54, who was also elected to the company’s board in January 2007, will replace Stephen Bollenbach as CEO.